"Goin' out of My Head"

I was reviewing the bass part for "Goin' out of My Head" this morning (because I need to get around to finishing the notation of it), and I realized something about the choruses.

Years ago, I noted that the "Day and night / Night and day" pairs are temporal merisms; while these two opposites are named, the sense is actually "all the time."  This effect is compounded because the order is reversed between the two pairs (although the second isn't really a pair; the whole line is "Night and day and night").  This morning, I realized that this effect is also emphasized musically because the "day" and "night" of each pair occur alternately on and off the beat.  In the line "Day and night," "day" is sung on an upbeat, and "night" is sung on a downbeat.  In the following "Night and day," "night" is sung on the upbeat, and "day" is sung on the downbeat.  Both musically and rhetorically, then, these opposites and inversions indicate an entirety.

"It's Only Money Pt. 2" b/w "Candles on the River"

According to Russo's Collector's Guide, fifty years ago to-day (22 June 1973), Argent's "It's Only Money Pt. 2" (edit) b/w "Candles on the River" (Epic S EPC 1628) was released in the U.K.

"It's Only Money Pt. 2" b/w "Losing Hold"

According to Russo's Collector's Guide, fifty years ago to-day (18 June 1973), Argent's "It's Only Money Pt. 2" (edit) b/w "Losing Hold" (Epic 5-11019) was released in the U.S. and Canada.

"I Know She Will"

I recently re-learned Mike Vickers' flute overdub for "I Know She Will" and notated most of it:

At the end, there's a three-note phrase (C# B A), but I'm not exactly sure where in the measure this starts (since the rest of the instruments drop out before then), so I didn't notate that.

It's worth pointing out that in the solo, the last G note is a half note in the flute part but two quarter notes in the guitar part.  I think the solo is also doubled with French horn, which is actually easier to hear than the flute.

"I'll Keep Trying"

 

I'm not sure this was really worth doing because it's so short, but here's the Hohner Pianet solo in the Zombies' "I'll Keep Trying."  The guitar plays basically the same thing, just an octave higher and articulated slightly differently (there are some glissandi between the notes, and the C in the third measure is held longer).  For a bit of context, I also included the bass part.

"Andorra" b/w "Caroline Goodbye"

According to Russo's Collector's Guide, fifty years ago to-day (4 June 1973), Colin Blunstone's "Andorra" (edit) b/w "Caroline Goodbye" (Epic 5-11004) was released in the U.S. and Canada.